lots of great events are happening this week, including the start of the houston cinema arts fest (their full schedule is linked in the “ongoing events” section). BUT… don’t you need to stay home and finish your zine for zine fest on saturday? yikes, that’s what i’ve got to do. come visit me at the daddy issues table at zine fest and say hello !! the details for the after party are still in the works, so just ask around for those.

monday november 8, 2021:

• movie night: drive . axelrad . after sunset . FREE
• live music: lukas nelson . house of blues . 7pm . $ // ? . only putting this on here for you, dena. haha
• houston urban gardeners . west gray multiservice center . 7pm . FREE . the topic is edible native plants !!
• they, who sound . lawndale art center . 7:30pm – 9:30pm . FREE

tuesday november 9, 2021:

• art talk: frankfort on zuckerman-hartung . blaffer art museum . 12noon – 1pm . FREE
• public art walk . rice university’s anderson hall . 5-7pm . FREE . three artists leading a tour of their recently installed work
• bewitched burlesque . avant garden . 8:30pm – 10:30pm . $20

wednesday november 10, 2021:

• film screening: three francois de menil films . menil collection . 7-8:30pm . FREE

thursday november 11, 2021:

• conversations with artists . mfah . 6:30pm – 8:30pm . FREE
• the gay agenda: a queer variety show . rudyards . 9:30pm . $7 . space kiddettees will play a set !! thanks for the tip, tiffany

friday november 12, 2021:

• annual night market . asia society . 6-10pm . FREE
• art opening: as yeast, bodies in space . sleepy cyborg . 7-8:30pm . FREE
• live music: b l a c k i e and tee vee . 6601 sherman st . 9pm . $10 presale

saturday november 13, 2021:

• ZINE FEST HOUSTON !!!! . orange show center for visionary art . 12noon – 6pm . FREE . umm… one of the most exciting events of the year PLUS i’m releasing daddy issues #5 !!
• vibe n write . houston public library . 11am – 12:30pm . FREE . storytelling workshop led by houston’s poet laureate
• post htx grand opening . post htx . 11am – 12midnight . FREE
• opening reception: a broad and narrow point . blaffer art museum . 12noon – 5pm . FREE
• second saturday open studios . sawyer yards . 12noon – 5pm . FREE
• opening reception: buffalo bayou themed show . flatland gallery . 5-7pm. FREE
• gentle hour . rice holistic garden . 6pm . FREE . i’ve always wanted to go to this !!
• opening reception: season of the self . hardy & nance studios . 6-9pm . FREE . seems cool… an art show of selfies
• gallery night ft. troy montes . tradesmen barber . 6-10pm . FREE . free drinks and my buddy eric is djing
• movie night: coco . miller outdoor theatre . 6:30pm . FREE

sunday november 14, 2021:

• plant market sunday . wooster’s garden parking lot . 12noon – 4pm . FREE
• punk rock garage sale . brash brewing . 1-5pm . FREE
• artist talk: after altamira . msk project space . 5-8pm . FREE . lots of houston sculpture artists, including my fave, ronald
• gallery concert: bach chamber works . mfah . 7-8pm . $ // ?

on going events this week:

• houston cinema arts festival . various locations . november 11-17 . FREE // $ . congrats to michael and hcas for this truly stellar lineup… many, many films to check out